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on it, they lost that fight in 2009 so he they decided to put it aside and not talk about it in the election and here we are, back with his promise and what was more interesting, too, not only did he make that promise, but you had somebody like barbara boxer, whose the senator from california, big climate person, she gave some details, too, how they intend to pursue this, normally through the epa for a carbon regulation program and thinking of putting in place a carbon tax. >> paul: oh, well, we'll talk a little about that. steve, so is this really a regulatory agenda? i don't think that cap and trade, the old program can pass even a democratic senate. it couldn't the first time when they controlled everything. >> yeah, there's a reason that president obama almost never mentioned the words climate change and cap and trade during the the campaign, paul, because they're political losers, they're big tax increases on workers, on union workers, on manufacturing workers, and so, the democrats have avoided that issue now that they've won this election, they've sort of sprung it on people and i don
on it, they lost that fight in 2009 so he they decided to put it aside and not talk about it in the election and here we are, back with his promise and what was more interesting, too, not only did he make that promise, but you had somebody like barbara boxer, whose the senator from california, big climate person, she gave some details, too, how they intend to pursue this, normally through the epa for a carbon regulation program and thinking of putting in place a carbon tax. >> paul: oh,...
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. >> elections. elections. the republican party is losing the support of our hispanic citizens. and we realize that there are many issues in which we think we are in agreement with our hispanic citizens, but this is a preeminent issue for those citizens. >> obviously, when you look at the election last time, president obama got 71% of the latino vote. mitt romney, 27%. is john mccain right? >> no, he really isn't. he's no more right this time than he was back in, what, '87, when he and another gang tried to put together a very similar bill. he and a member of that time of it was called the mccain-kennedy bill. very similar in every respect to what i have seen so far. i must admit i haven't seen the whole thing. from what i heard about it, very similar. at any rate, it's the same rhetoric, and it's just as wrong today as it was then. the reason, i mean, this is amazing, honestly. somehow, republicans, many republicans, mccain being one of them, have been led to believe that all we have to do as republicans is soften the stance on immigration, and we will begin to erode the democr
. >> elections. elections. the republican party is losing the support of our hispanic citizens. and we realize that there are many issues in which we think we are in agreement with our hispanic citizens, but this is a preeminent issue for those citizens. >> obviously, when you look at the election last time, president obama got 71% of the latino vote. mitt romney, 27%. is john mccain right? >> no, he really isn't. he's no more right this time than he was back in, what, '87,...
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why has this post-election monday morning quarterbacking, why has it lasted so long? >> i think it's because they lost. they lost in all levels, the president, the house, the senate and the federal level and the most popular game to play is kick the republican party to the point that even republicans, bobby jindal, newt gingrich and paul ryan allowed less of it. i think the problem republicans are grappling with right now and my colleague just reported on this today is the question of whether they need to change their messaging or change their policy, and what it sounds like is the decision will be to change the messaging. oftentimes when parties lose it's hard to say our values are long and our approaches are long and the way they're communicating them are wrong and that's what we're seeing for republicans and this is nothing new. every party they have a fundamental question and they always say it's about packaging and the environment changes and then they move up and the other guys move down. >> you mentioned messaging and policy, and what you did not mention was me
why has this post-election monday morning quarterbacking, why has it lasted so long? >> i think it's because they lost. they lost in all levels, the president, the house, the senate and the federal level and the most popular game to play is kick the republican party to the point that even republicans, bobby jindal, newt gingrich and paul ryan allowed less of it. i think the problem republicans are grappling with right now and my colleague just reported on this today is the question of...
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, sometimes you lose elections, and i worked very hard, but i lost. and then president obama asked me to be secretary of state. and i said yes. and why did he ask me? and why did i say yes? because we both love our country. >> john kerry is the nominee to replace clinton. his confirmation could come as soon as tuesday. >>> there's a new push in several states to change the way we count votes in presidential elections. the states in green are now considering using electoral votes tied to individual congressional districts. right now, they just use popular vote to decide the state. virginia is one of those states where the republican-led legislature pushed ahead with election plans. but now governor bob mcdonnell says he won't support it. two other virginia legislators who originally supported the plan are also saying they won't pass it. >>> republicans are trying to figure out how best to win back voters after losing the presidential election. they're holding a winter meeting in charlotte, north carolina. bobby jindal, well, he didn't hold back. >> we'
, sometimes you lose elections, and i worked very hard, but i lost. and then president obama asked me to be secretary of state. and i said yes. and why did he ask me? and why did i say yes? because we both love our country. >> john kerry is the nominee to replace clinton. his confirmation could come as soon as tuesday. >>> there's a new push in several states to change the way we count votes in presidential elections. the states in green are now considering using electoral votes...
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but immigration reform done right isn't about elections. it's about jobs. the debate over immigration reform comes down to this not so simple question. do we favor families or skills? our future depends on science, technology, engineering and math. about a third of graduate students in stem are foreign born, studying here on temporary visas. after graduation, many who want to stay are not allowed to. every hundred foreign-born stem create 262 jobs, half in silicon valley and quarter nationwide were founded by immigrants. if america is going to lead the next century, it has to grow these kinds of jobs. the trick is staying true to america's compassion, too. our canadian neighbors have no quotas for skilled immigrant workers. they actually seek them out. the uk is becoming more selective, offering admission to the country by a points system. usually china sends workers around the world. now they're giving people coming there looking for jobs. they issue a small number of green card equivalents to friends of the communist party but most workers there are in an
but immigration reform done right isn't about elections. it's about jobs. the debate over immigration reform comes down to this not so simple question. do we favor families or skills? our future depends on science, technology, engineering and math. about a third of graduate students in stem are foreign born, studying here on temporary visas. after graduation, many who want to stay are not allowed to. every hundred foreign-born stem create 262 jobs, half in silicon valley and quarter nationwide...
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look at the last election. look at the last election. we are losing dramatic will i the hispanic vote which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons, and we've got to understand that. >> hispanics supported president obama over mitt romney with more than 70% of the vote. this plan could face a tougher time in the house which is controlled by republicans but it's not even legislation yet. it's simply four pages of principles and tomorrow, anne-marie, we get the president's vision. >>> this morning another winter storm is moving from the midwest into the northeast bringing with it a dangerous mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow. in iowa yesterday ice-covered roads were too slick for travel. a chain reaction accident in southeast iowa sent several cars and trucks off the road. in wisconsin the ice and freezing rain mixed with snow to cause hazardous conditions, and this morning winter weather advisories are in effect from minnesota to massachusetts. meteorologist jeff bern ardellely is watching the storm. >> our brutal weather is
look at the last election. look at the last election. we are losing dramatic will i the hispanic vote which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons, and we've got to understand that. >> hispanics supported president obama over mitt romney with more than 70% of the vote. this plan could face a tougher time in the house which is controlled by republicans but it's not even legislation yet. it's simply four pages of principles and tomorrow, anne-marie, we get the president's vision....
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things people voted on in this election. there is a cry out there for some movement on gun control because this senseless violence is touching everybody. >> what i find so baffling is the apparent power that the nra wield, for example, in the political system in america. compared to the amount of money they put in and the amount of membership they have, i don't really understand why they have such power or why so many politicians at senior level are so frightened of them. >> jim comes from state where guns are a huge issue. the truth is it's been part of the american culture and tradition for a long time particularly in rural areas. hunting, gun ownership, parents passing the tradition of hunting down to children. that's been part of our culture. on the other hand, we have in some of our communities real problems with violence. in chicago we've had a terrible time with youth violence and gun violence. we have to find a way to reconcile those things. one thing that gives me hope is i see 90%, 85, 90% of americans say we shoul
things people voted on in this election. there is a cry out there for some movement on gun control because this senseless violence is touching everybody. >> what i find so baffling is the apparent power that the nra wield, for example, in the political system in america. compared to the amount of money they put in and the amount of membership they have, i don't really understand why they have such power or why so many politicians at senior level are so frightened of them. >> jim...
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some were after the election. and they set in motion this process, a timetable to have principles now, the end of january, legislative language in march and they hope to have some kind of vote in the senate before the august recess. >> let's talk about the timing of this announcement here. the president was -- he's going to go to vegas tomorrow and is supposed to outline his immigration reform plan. it almost looks like the senators beat him to it here. is there some sort of strategy in thinking if they lay this out today it's more likely to pass than if the president were to lay it out tomorrow? >> reporter: yes. there's no question about it. the president said in a couple of situations, press conferences, interviews since the election that any time he is on some kind of -- in some kind of meeting or in agreement with a republican that it is instantly poisonous for republicans and there is something to be said for that here in this process, particularly with immigration, which is so incredibly historically toxic
some were after the election. and they set in motion this process, a timetable to have principles now, the end of january, legislative language in march and they hope to have some kind of vote in the senate before the august recess. >> let's talk about the timing of this announcement here. the president was -- he's going to go to vegas tomorrow and is supposed to outline his immigration reform plan. it almost looks like the senators beat him to it here. is there some sort of strategy in...
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looking at the next election to a greater and stronger. then looking at your up of office and have you do what is best for the country in the long term regardless of how affects your political career. >> is that in your view a form of corruption? >> no, i don't think it is corruption. i think it is natural human nature. the people of congress are great people by and far. well-intentioned. they love our country. they want what is best for the country, provided they can still have a say in it. and so you get the natural tension of doing what is best for the country, even though it hurts my political career. and that's a pretty tough decision. only very courageous people will do that routinely. you know, when your desire is for position and power and the original desire was well intentioned and well-meaning and you confuse or rationalize that position against standing outside of that and looking, if i was not partisan, if i was not in a political position, will be the best position to the country those to be conflicted because of our desire f
looking at the next election to a greater and stronger. then looking at your up of office and have you do what is best for the country in the long term regardless of how affects your political career. >> is that in your view a form of corruption? >> no, i don't think it is corruption. i think it is natural human nature. the people of congress are great people by and far. well-intentioned. they love our country. they want what is best for the country, provided they can still have a...
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i say, look in politics and in democracy, sometimes you win elections, sometimes you lose elections. and i worked very hard but i lost and then president obama asked me to be secretary of state and i said yes. and why did he ask me and why did i say yes? because we both love our country. >> you can see all of that interview tomorrow night at 7:00 eastern time on "60 minutes" right here on cbs. >>> while things appear to be looking up for the economy the s&p closed above 1500 on friday. that was the first time since december 2007, the start of the great recession. the dow, which topped 14,000 in october that year before tumbling to 6500 in 2009 closed just 268 points shy of its all-time high. >>> ever since the 2008 financial collapse people have been asking when will things get better. well, the answer from the world economic forum is this year if washington doesn't make it worse. my co-anchor anthony mason isn't here with us because he's covering the meeting in davos, switzerland. good morning. >> reporter: hi, rebecca. it's warmer here than there. to get some perspective on that i
i say, look in politics and in democracy, sometimes you win elections, sometimes you lose elections. and i worked very hard but i lost and then president obama asked me to be secretary of state and i said yes. and why did he ask me and why did i say yes? because we both love our country. >> you can see all of that interview tomorrow night at 7:00 eastern time on "60 minutes" right here on cbs. >>> while things appear to be looking up for the economy the s&p closed...
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boehner was elected leader of the house as much as the president was elected to run the executive branch. so he can't pass something through congress without getting a republican house. he has another problem, that's a democratic senate. 20 democrats are up for re-election in 2014. they're not as left wing as he is. they certainly didn't get elected in states as democrat and blue as obama did. so he's asking those guys to go out in front on his tax policies, his spending policies. remember, he just signed to make permanent 85% of the bush tax cuts in dollar terms, 99% of the bush tax cuts in terms of who was affected. these are tax cuts the democratic party has run against for 12 years as a bad idea from start to finish. so the republicans made a hundred steps forward and took back either one or 15 steps and then obama locked it in. why? largely because democrats in the senate did not want to be attached to the size of tax increases that the president wanted. so he has a democrat senate that's not as left wing as he is. reid may be, but reid has to take care of his own. and a republican
boehner was elected leader of the house as much as the president was elected to run the executive branch. so he can't pass something through congress without getting a republican house. he has another problem, that's a democratic senate. 20 democrats are up for re-election in 2014. they're not as left wing as he is. they certainly didn't get elected in states as democrat and blue as obama did. so he's asking those guys to go out in front on his tax policies, his spending policies. remember, he...
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. >> look at the last election. look at the last election. we are losing dramatically the hispanic vote, which we think should be ours for a variety of reaso reasons, and we've got to understand that. second of all, we can't go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status. we cannot forever have children who were born here, who were brought here by their parents when they were small children to live in the shadows as well. >> can this proposal go a way to fixing policy issues. can it fix those tone issues the gop has clearly struggled with? >> that's been a big part of the problem. look, i will tell you, both parties have used this issue for years as a political weapon. it's where it's really loved the democrats. it's obviously been disastrous for the republicans. but congressman gutierrez and i and this group of us working for years have been less frankly concerned about the politics. we've been concerned about solving the problem. what we've never had is the moment, the right moment where ever
. >> look at the last election. look at the last election. we are losing dramatically the hispanic vote, which we think should be ours for a variety of reaso reasons, and we've got to understand that. second of all, we can't go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status. we cannot forever have children who were born here, who were brought here by their parents when they were small children to live in the shadows as well. >> can this...
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with mitt romney in the last election cycle, they were hounding him about why no five sons when in the military. this is not a question they have asked president obama why he didn't go in the military. so, this is the same show that broke abu grab or tried to destroy bush with fake national guard records and put these two people on and this morning an abc they said "love fest." they were obvious right from the beginning with the reporter saying, mr. president this is your idea, so, obviously, he called cbs and says i want this interview, make it soft, and he says yes, sir. >> the mainstream media is like the media wing of white house. president obama over the weekend told a magazine that everything has been going great, i have the democrats in line and the weak problems in line and the media if line if i could get fox news and rush limbaugh in line everything would be great in word. >> well obama is always unsatisfied that anyone has a disagreeable word to say about him. that is not what he is used to. he is not used to people challenging him. look at the way that everyone reacted with
with mitt romney in the last election cycle, they were hounding him about why no five sons when in the military. this is not a question they have asked president obama why he didn't go in the military. so, this is the same show that broke abu grab or tried to destroy bush with fake national guard records and put these two people on and this morning an abc they said "love fest." they were obvious right from the beginning with the reporter saying, mr. president this is your idea, so,...
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we saw this in the election with women, with rich against poor. you know, fox against the media. i think it looks silly. but apparently, this does play well with his base. >> someone has to do it. right we have to leave it there. thank you. >> thanks. >> this guy didn't fall, but something else did and this high-wire act is hitting the middle class, hard. and how would you like to collect $1 million for only one year's work? one teacher's doing it. guess who is paying for it? >> tax hikes and consumer confidence taking a nose dive as payroll hikes kick n. sandra smith has the latest from the cme today. bad consumer confidence numbers? yeah. didn't look so good. in fact, there are consumer confidence in the u.s. plunged in january to its low elf level in more than a year, as americans saw their tacks spike and paychecks shrink. the confidence index dropped to 58.6 last month. that was the lowest reading since november, 2011. the key reason for this plunge, economists say the higher taxes made americans feel less optimistic about the next six months and congress reached a deal to p
we saw this in the election with women, with rich against poor. you know, fox against the media. i think it looks silly. but apparently, this does play well with his base. >> someone has to do it. right we have to leave it there. thank you. >> thanks. >> this guy didn't fall, but something else did and this high-wire act is hitting the middle class, hard. and how would you like to collect $1 million for only one year's work? one teacher's doing it. guess who is paying for it?...
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in the presidential election. now, the good news here is that a lot of republicans do not want to win this way. today, virginia governor bob mcdonald's communication director issued this statement, saying the government does not support this legislation, he believes virginia's existing system works fine as is. he doesn't believe there is any need for a change. in florida, the republican house speaker told the miami harold, it is like wins in the three quarters, i don't think we need to change the rules of the game, we need to get better. seems we need to bring them into the party versus trying to change the game. joining me is joy reid to talk about the game. good to see you. >> great to see you too, ezra. >> this does not seem healthy for the republican party right now. i mean, it seems healthy that some of their key members are rejecting it. but figuring out what in your party they need to change to be more appealing to the electorate. >> you know what, you're right, it is a capitulation. the republican party ma
in the presidential election. now, the good news here is that a lot of republicans do not want to win this way. today, virginia governor bob mcdonald's communication director issued this statement, saying the government does not support this legislation, he believes virginia's existing system works fine as is. he doesn't believe there is any need for a change. in florida, the republican house speaker told the miami harold, it is like wins in the three quarters, i don't think we need to change...
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if we do, we'll win national elections again. >> social issues important to you. as a politician and person. can you stay the republican party and say, look, we understand we have disagreements come into the party anyway? >> i think these issues of life, family, marriage, kind of define who you are. we'll differ on that but if they know you care about the biggest things, roads, schools, quality of life. access to the american dream. more opportunity. they will give you a chance. it will improve the conservative government will get good results and the things people care about. that's our road back and as hap people will buy into the ideas. >> we'll have more with our panel when we return. loss plan. but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugars. with fifteen grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger sm
if we do, we'll win national elections again. >> social issues important to you. as a politician and person. can you stay the republican party and say, look, we understand we have disagreements come into the party anyway? >> i think these issues of life, family, marriage, kind of define who you are. we'll differ on that but if they know you care about the biggest things, roads, schools, quality of life. access to the american dream. more opportunity. they will give you a chance. it...
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christie is up for re-election. he's up with a big league. >>> a clip from the film has been released and it shows jobs playing by ashton kutcher talking to his future partner steve wozniak. >> this is freedom to create and to do and to build as artists and individuals. >> look. you're overreacting. even if you were developing this for freaks like us, and doubt you are, nobody wants to buy a computer. nobody. >> well, in a response posted on a block, wozniak says the scene is, quote, totally wrong. he suggests he was the one who first understood the value of personal computers. >> they were an interesting couple. i wouldn't be surprised if wozniak was right since he was there. >> i was going to say, who's telling the truth? >> it's mainly what >>> bowl sunday is just nine days away. are you counting? if you're buying a tv, you might be surprised which ones are right for game day. consumer reports experts will show you how to get the best deals coming up next on "cbs this morning." >> announcer: this morning's "eye o
christie is up for re-election. he's up with a big league. >>> a clip from the film has been released and it shows jobs playing by ashton kutcher talking to his future partner steve wozniak. >> this is freedom to create and to do and to build as artists and individuals. >> look. you're overreacting. even if you were developing this for freaks like us, and doubt you are, nobody wants to buy a computer. nobody. >> well, in a response posted on a block, wozniak says the...
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you know how we do elections in this country. we do state by state and then count all the votes in florida although in florida you don't necessarily count all of them, but you're supposed to count all of them. whoever winds the votes up with the most votes they have the electoral vote from that state. now what if we did not count the popular vote would that make a difference? it would maybe a gigantic decision. states considering this is virginia, michigan, ohio and pennsylvania. president obama in the last election won 51% of the popular vote, hence carried the state as it should be. if the republicans had gotten that law passed before the location he wouldn't have only gotten 4 out of the 13 electoral votes although he had the majority of the votes. that's called tricky and perhaps dirty politics. to give you a sense of it p president obama cleaned romney's clock when it comes to electoral votes. now maybe we should just go with the popular vote which i this is fairer and president obama's margin of victor of popular column is
you know how we do elections in this country. we do state by state and then count all the votes in florida although in florida you don't necessarily count all of them, but you're supposed to count all of them. whoever winds the votes up with the most votes they have the electoral vote from that state. now what if we did not count the popular vote would that make a difference? it would maybe a gigantic decision. states considering this is virginia, michigan, ohio and pennsylvania. president...
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the people that helped him get elected president twice. those are the people that he is trying to now transform from a re-election campaign to a grassroots army to help him pressure congress, build public support to support his agenda. and it's support that you can, believe me, he is going to need, because right now, the president faces an uphill battle on every single one of those top priorities. if he's going to get any of that passed, he needs to pressure members of congress who, right now, including some in his own party, simply are not inclined to support him. so, the president is going to mobilize, he's never running for re-election again, but he's going to be counting on the very people that got him in the white house in the first place to get out there and support him again, pressure members of congress to support that agenda. diane? >> thank you, jon. >>> and as we know, this is also the second time for michelle obama, who has been such a force in american life. obtaining jobs for military families. thousands and thousands of them
the people that helped him get elected president twice. those are the people that he is trying to now transform from a re-election campaign to a grassroots army to help him pressure congress, build public support to support his agenda. and it's support that you can, believe me, he is going to need, because right now, the president faces an uphill battle on every single one of those top priorities. if he's going to get any of that passed, he needs to pressure members of congress who, right now,...
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in the six or eight weeks before the election this became a red flare of an issue but now that that is past what we going to do through secretary clinton's leadership and i hope soon secretary kerry's leadership is make sure that it never happens again. that is the critical mission. >> chris: does it make a difference to use the phrase of secretary clinton whether the administration was telling the truth to the american people in the days after benghazi? >> well, to h he her credit the deception around the benghazi issue did not come from the state department and no doubt emma nateed from susan rice on this program and others on sunday morning the 15th and continued. >> chris: she wasn't acting by herself. >> it was more of a white house political operative deception that was carried out, not from the state department, i do think that senator johnson and secretary clinton were talking past each other. i understand the point she was making. certainly understand the emotions of the american people who feel like they have been misled and in fact americans were misled in the beginning abou
in the six or eight weeks before the election this became a red flare of an issue but now that that is past what we going to do through secretary clinton's leadership and i hope soon secretary kerry's leadership is make sure that it never happens again. that is the critical mission. >> chris: does it make a difference to use the phrase of secretary clinton whether the administration was telling the truth to the american people in the days after benghazi? >> well, to h he her credit...
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we thought we were being protected by our elected officials. we weren't. we realize that, and the bell cannot be unrung. we are going to make our presence known. there are only 4 million members of the nra. there are 80 million american moms and we are going to be a force to be reckoned with. >> john: i like your math. how do you think you can go up against the incredibly huge gun lobby who have spent millions of dollars to buy off politicians in dc? what will it take to get through to them. >> people said that money would dictate the outcome of the presidential election, and what actually determined that election outcome were women and mothers. we're going to do the same thing for gun control. i suggest if you ask a legislator who they tell you who they're scared of, it will be a mom and not the nra j how do you think president obama has been on gun control over the past four years. >> i am very pleased that he has now since the sandy hook shootings come out with a proposal. the hard part is getting it passed. we would ask that it is brought to the floor
we thought we were being protected by our elected officials. we weren't. we realize that, and the bell cannot be unrung. we are going to make our presence known. there are only 4 million members of the nra. there are 80 million american moms and we are going to be a force to be reckoned with. >> john: i like your math. how do you think you can go up against the incredibly huge gun lobby who have spent millions of dollars to buy off politicians in dc? what will it take to get through to...
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we have a ten-state election right now. if you had a popular vote carries, we'd have a 50-state election. >> let me go to mike crowley. this republican movement in certain states, especially in harrisburg where they just can't win statewide because in philadelphia last time it was like a 500,000 vote plurality coming out of the city, an 85% coming out of philadelphia around the same in pittsburgh. mike doyle's district. so you have four cds in philadelphia together a huge plurality of democratic votes basically wasted when you go in terms of cd counts. are the republicans up to something that looks naughty and they don't care if it looks naughty in they don't care how cheap this looks. >> they apparently don't. i'm surprised they're as willing to talk about it as openly as they are. >> lance priebus. >> it looks like a party that is failing in fair play. they're coalition is shrinking. the other side is expanding do shall. >> is this their demographic challenge, that they're going to be outnumbered by african-americans and
we have a ten-state election right now. if you had a popular vote carries, we'd have a 50-state election. >> let me go to mike crowley. this republican movement in certain states, especially in harrisburg where they just can't win statewide because in philadelphia last time it was like a 500,000 vote plurality coming out of the city, an 85% coming out of philadelphia around the same in pittsburgh. mike doyle's district. so you have four cds in philadelphia together a huge plurality of...
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this is a moment you predicted on election day what happened. what are your thoughts overall? >> bob: as a progressive, a great populist speech. it would remind me of what taft would have said and huey long would have said. it is a -- for those of us on the left, it was a reaffirming speech. it was one that, where he underscored what he has been saying all along. there is a place for government. government does help a lot of people get places. we don't agree on that obviously, but -- >> dana: do you think that has s what he has been saying all along? if you compare the 2008 speech to this one, it's the same? >> bob: what i would say in this without sour grapes. in 2008 he tried to break across the gridlock and he didn't get anywhere so now he will go alone. >> eric: a lot of people on the right said he thinks he has a mandate because he was re-elected. his speech sounded like i have a mandate for the next term, the next four years. he talked about gay rights and climb change. weeping entitlement off the table. equal pay and immigration. those are things we'll hear in the next
this is a moment you predicted on election day what happened. what are your thoughts overall? >> bob: as a progressive, a great populist speech. it would remind me of what taft would have said and huey long would have said. it is a -- for those of us on the left, it was a reaffirming speech. it was one that, where he underscored what he has been saying all along. there is a place for government. government does help a lot of people get places. we don't agree on that obviously, but --...
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>> here is what i would say to that, yes, being re-elected, but most importantly, being re-elected by such a broad coalition of americans. african-americans, latinos, young voters, asian americans, white americans, southern. i mean, it is the broadest coalition twice now that has elected a president. i think that is an incredible accomplishme accomplishment, and, yes, re-electing the nation's first african-american president a tremendous accomplishment. >> do you agree with that? >> i agree. i think the coalition is extraordinary and the best political progress comes when you actually can work from strength rather than desperation, and we have a president who politically is very strong. it allows him to be magnanimous. >> well, i don't know if you noticed, but paul ryan was at the inauguration. he said he felt obliged to attend. i wonder if the president had a particular line for him in the speech. take a listen to this. >> the commitments we make to each other through medicare and medicaid and social security, these things do not sap our initiative, they strengthen us. they do not ma
>> here is what i would say to that, yes, being re-elected, but most importantly, being re-elected by such a broad coalition of americans. african-americans, latinos, young voters, asian americans, white americans, southern. i mean, it is the broadest coalition twice now that has elected a president. i think that is an incredible accomplishme accomplishment, and, yes, re-electing the nation's first african-american president a tremendous accomplishment. >> do you agree with that?...
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they need to get it back to bush levels of 40% to win another presidential election. i'm not sure giving amnesty type of program to 11 million or more illegals in the country already is the way to do it. i think they need to address it. in my opinion there needs to be a different way. >> kimberly: greg, do you have a suggestion? >> greg: i don't. i am with eric, though. how can you have a comprehensive immigration plan without a boarder in place. it's like buying a truckload of stuff and realizing you don't a truck. then you to take all of that stuff and carry it outside. what do you do? nothing. i am going to beat the metaphor to ground. half of the immigrants are coming from a country and it's not canada. it's like a kid that came to play at your house but never played at his house because it didn't have a pool. mexico has to figure out what they will do after the comprehensive immigration plan because they will lose everybody. they have to fix their country. people are great. the councilmembe country not so. i have an above ground pool. >> bob: a great start but ob
they need to get it back to bush levels of 40% to win another presidential election. i'm not sure giving amnesty type of program to 11 million or more illegals in the country already is the way to do it. i think they need to address it. in my opinion there needs to be a different way. >> kimberly: greg, do you have a suggestion? >> greg: i don't. i am with eric, though. how can you have a comprehensive immigration plan without a boarder in place. it's like buying a truckload of...
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that probably cost him the election, certainly with women and younger voters. and i think it will cost other folks, as well. >> and the polling is showing an expanding favorability for abortion rights, and republicans always do this. it is never confused with abortion. they pretend that women when they come to this choice, they assume that women do so happily, gleefully, that it is a light thing to do. but this is support for abortion rights that is even stronger than exists in roe v. wade. >> that is right, i don't know, i feel like there are too many folks in office trying to play politics with this issue. i don't know if its their own particular point of view. and what we see consistently, it is so fascinating to me at planned parenthood -- they can't make that decision for every woman in america, that no one can walk in another woman's shoes. that is what this polling is showing. what we saw in the state of mississippi when they defeated overwhelmingly an amendment that would have created this amendment. that is really where the american people are. and fra
that probably cost him the election, certainly with women and younger voters. and i think it will cost other folks, as well. >> and the polling is showing an expanding favorability for abortion rights, and republicans always do this. it is never confused with abortion. they pretend that women when they come to this choice, they assume that women do so happily, gleefully, that it is a light thing to do. but this is support for abortion rights that is even stronger than exists in roe v....
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he doesn't have another election coming up. what does he care? >> we've shown today, we asked president obama after 4 1/2 years of addressing all this concerns and then some, to approve it. now if he doesn't move forward and approve it, i think we've shown that there is bipartisan support in the senate as well as the house it pass the legislation to authorize the project to go forward. i have got 58 votes. i had 58 people supporting the legislation last year. think if the president turns it down this time, i think that we can get the bipartisan sawn support to approve it. melissa: go ahead without him. is that possible? >> i think so. i think that's what we're showinging. there is broad bipartisan support because the american people want this project. they want the energy. they want the jobs. we don't want to be, look what is going on in the middle east. look at the hearings today on benghazi. look what is going on in syria and in iran. we don't want to be dependent on the middle east. melissa: no. absolutely. when you look at a map of the pipeli
he doesn't have another election coming up. what does he care? >> we've shown today, we asked president obama after 4 1/2 years of addressing all this concerns and then some, to approve it. now if he doesn't move forward and approve it, i think we've shown that there is bipartisan support in the senate as well as the house it pass the legislation to authorize the project to go forward. i have got 58 votes. i had 58 people supporting the legislation last year. think if the president turns...
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so, i mean, the lies, the misdirections, the intimidation, you know, it's time for all of us in elected office, might want to pick up a copy of john kennedy's profiles in courage and do what is right. if you do the right thing, everything else usually works out. >> i have an interview coming up with two young women who wrote a piece in which they said they wanted the rights of the ar-15 weapon at home because they feared they would be attacked and they wanted a gun that would guarantee they would murder or would kill their attacker. how do you respond to that particular argument, which is they believe under their second amendment right they should be allowed an ar-15? >> i will tell you, if you talk to professionals, hunters and certainly sports men, they'll tell you that's not the gun to use. a rifle is more accurate. it's certainly easier for a woman to be able to do that. so again, there are these myths and the advertisement that goes out on this. it's totally wrong. it truly is wrong, but listen, there are a lot of good nra members out there. a lot of times we're dealing with the fa
so, i mean, the lies, the misdirections, the intimidation, you know, it's time for all of us in elected office, might want to pick up a copy of john kennedy's profiles in courage and do what is right. if you do the right thing, everything else usually works out. >> i have an interview coming up with two young women who wrote a piece in which they said they wanted the rights of the ar-15 weapon at home because they feared they would be attacked and they wanted a gun that would guarantee...
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>> look at the last election. we are losing dramatically the hispanic vote which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons. we have to understand that. >> we are going to come back to that variety of reasons thing. here is the war room. democratic strategist robert trainm. we don't have time to get all of the jobs. robert, let me start with you since you are sitting across from me. republicans say the path to citizenship has to be part of the total package. this is a poll released this past week. it shows that a majority of republican voters back this path to citizenship. is this time different now for republicans or are we starting to see some cracks once the details in the plan come to light. >> this is reality. what senator mccain said is real. let's put this in context. there are a lot of folks in this country through no fault of their own. i will also remind you the last time it was comprehensive immigration reform was in 1986. 3 million individuals were granted amnesty. that was done in a bipartisan w
>> look at the last election. we are losing dramatically the hispanic vote which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons. we have to understand that. >> we are going to come back to that variety of reasons thing. here is the war room. democratic strategist robert trainm. we don't have time to get all of the jobs. robert, let me start with you since you are sitting across from me. republicans say the path to citizenship has to be part of the total package. this is a poll...
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if you look back at the election, president obama began running as soon as he was elected in 2008. and mitt romney's campaign was six months long. from getting into communities and organizing and listening to voters and hearing their concerns, the obama campaign had more time and allowed them to do a better job. so, going forward that is something that we need to do and make sure that we are living in communities and talking about the republican party and the brand. not just in the two months before an election but all of the time. >> tim, here is the thing, that is strategy talk and we have heard talk about messaging as well. but what about the messengers. what about the actually people who are going to be putting out the beliefs of the republican party? has there been talk about changing those? >> the republicans have a deep bench, look at marco ruio, bobby jindal. we have a lot of young leaders that have been successful on the state level and we need to look to the states and learn from them. we have 30 republican governors if we won the electoral vote in all 30 states we would
if you look back at the election, president obama began running as soon as he was elected in 2008. and mitt romney's campaign was six months long. from getting into communities and organizing and listening to voters and hearing their concerns, the obama campaign had more time and allowed them to do a better job. so, going forward that is something that we need to do and make sure that we are living in communities and talking about the republican party and the brand. not just in the two months...
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it was a bitter sweet election for us. for the first time we had an african-american president four years ago. but in that same election in california, proposition 8 was passed. >> uh-huh. >> it was -- a very, very bitter defeat there. marriage equality was wiped out from california. but this may, that is going to be up before the united states supreme court together with the challenge to doma, the defense of marriage act. we have come an incredible distance in just four years. we are so near to getting marriage equality. and that is what this -- inaugural speech stated. >> let's listen to another passage that i know moved you also, president obama talking -- phrasing this in another way and putting it in another context. let's listen to that. >> we, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal is the star that guides us still. just as it guided our forebears through seneca falls and selma and stonewall. just as it guided all of those men and women, sung and unsung, who left f
it was a bitter sweet election for us. for the first time we had an african-american president four years ago. but in that same election in california, proposition 8 was passed. >> uh-huh. >> it was -- a very, very bitter defeat there. marriage equality was wiped out from california. but this may, that is going to be up before the united states supreme court together with the challenge to doma, the defense of marriage act. we have come an incredible distance in just four years. we...